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A Framework for Assessing Interoperability Policy

• The first step in assessing interoperability policy is to identify and examine guidance that governs the roles, responsibilities, and authorities pertinent to the issue being investigated.
• Next, the relevant passages that are identified are diagrammed as a citation of source of authority, a set of caveats governing application of the guidance, and identification of a party with authority to issue policy.
• By placing the citations, caveats, and parties with authority together into a single framework, researchers can generate a comprehensive roles and responsibilities network of authorities pertaining to the issue being investigated.
• Researchers can then analyze the network, evaluating and comparing the scopes of authority for all executives identified as parties with authority, noting any gaps or overlaps.

Case Study: Authority to Issue Navy Interoperability Policy Related to Mission Area Systems Engineering (MASE)

• There are 13 different paths of authority that could be cited by four different parties to claim authority to influence Navy interoperability policy related to MASE: Four of these paths place this authority with the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), four place it with the Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer, three place it with the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition (ASN[RD&A]), and two place it with the ASN(RD&A) Chief Systems Engineer (ASN[RD&A] CHSENG).
• The three paths available directly to the ASN(RD&A) and one of the paths available to the SECNAV give the ASN(RD&A) CHSENG an indirect but pivotal role in influencing MASE policy.